NIDRR Grantees Receive Recognition.

The NCDDR would like to congratulate each of the following grantees for the recognition of their efforts. For each item, we have identified the NIDRR-funded project name; the award, citation, or recognition; and the name of the Principal Investigator or contact for further information, with telephone number and e-mail addresses. All NIDRR grantees are encouraged to contact the NCDDR with information to share in future issues of The Research Exchange.

Dr. Megan Kirshbaum, Principal Investigator of the RRTC on Families of Adults with Disabilities at Through the Looking Glass in Berkeley, CA, is the 1996 Henry B. Betts Award Laureate. The recognition was conferred by the Prince Charitable Trusts at a reception in Arlington, VA on November 7, 1996. This award is presented annually to an outstanding individual who has greatly improved the quality of life for people with disabilities. It is named for Dr. Henry B. Betts, President and CEO of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Dr. Kirshbaum, her husband, Hal and their son, Noah, were invited to Stockholm, Sweden for the Parents with Disabilities Conference in August, 1995. Participants included staff of Swedish independent living programs, consumers, researchers, advocates, and government representatives. Denise Jacobson, an RRTC Advisory Board member, and her family also participated. Following the Conference, Dr. Kirshbaum worked with governmental officials regarding Swedish public policy issues and resources on parents with disabilities. She met with groups focusing on adoption, social services, and assistive technology. The Swedish independent living program (STIL) and the Swedish National Office of the Disability Ombudsman funded the visit.

Contact Dr. Kirshbaum for further information at 510-848-1112, x 102 or by e-mail: Megan_Kirshbaum@lookingglass.org

The New Jersey Technology Assistive Resource Program received the Anne Klein Special Recognition Award for advocacy for people with disabilities in October, 1995. It was conferred by New Jersey's Community Health Law Project, a legal and advocacy service organization. This award honors the late Anne Klein, former Director of the NJ Commission of Human Services and a highly respected advocate for people with disabilities.

For additional information, contact Principal Investigator Tim Montagano at 609-292-7498.

Dr. Robert Horner, Principal Investigator of the RRTC on Positive Behavioral Support of the Specialized Training Program at the University of Oregon, received the 1996 Fred S. Keller Award. It was given by the American Psychological Association, Division 25 (Experimental Analysis of Behavior) on August 11, 1996. The award recognizes those who have established a career of accomplishments in advancing the application of behavioral procedures and theory to the field of education. Fred S. Keller, a student and collaborator of B. F. Skinner, conducted early research on learning and was a strong advocate for using behavioral methods in education.

For more information, contact Dr. Horner at 541-346-2462 or by e-mail: rob_horner@ccmail.uoregon.edu

Dr. Ross D. Zafonte, D.O., of the Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System of the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan at Wayne State University, was recently honored. Medical Director of the TBI Unit and Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Zafonte was identified by his peers as one of the best doctors in America and is listed in The Best Doctors in America, Midwest Region, 1996-1997. The book is available from Woodward/White, Inc., 129 First Avenue, Aiken, SC 29801. Telephone 803-648-0300 or email: woodward.white@groupz.net

Dr. Zafonte can be reached at 313-745-9733. For further information, contact the TBI System's Principal Investigator, Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal, at 313-745-9769 or e-mail: mrwsu@aol.com

In June, 1996, the American Physical Therapy Association made two awards of the Mary McMillan Scholarship at the doctoral level, for overall excellence in recognition of scholastic achievement, character and promise for future professional contributions to the field of physical therapy. The 1996 recipients honored to receive the McMillan Scholarship are representatives of NIDRR-funded doctoral training programs.

One recipient is Dave Johnson, a physical therapist and adjunct faculty member of the Doctoral Training in Physical Therapy program at The University of Iowa. For further information, contact Dr. David Nielsen, Principal Investigator, at 319-335-9801.

Also honored was Ray McKenna, a trainee fellow with the Rehabilitation Research Training in Physical Therapy program at Texas Woman's University. Mr. McKenna was also named Outstanding Doctoral Student for 1996 by the Texas Woman's University. Contact Principal Investigator Dr. Elizabeth Protas at 713-794-2069 for more information.

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